Ivydene Gardens Garden Design:
Plant Quantities
How many plants do you need?
If a whole garden is being replanted, it is obviously going to take some years to achieve the final effect. It may be a good idea to interplant with annuals to provide bulk in the first few seasons.
This chart indicates suggested planting distances for varying effects, with the measurements indicating the distance between the centres of plants.
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Plants |
Long Term Integration |
Fairly Quick Integration |
Very Quick Integration |
Large shrubs |
1.5m (5ft) |
0.99m (3ft 3in) |
0.79m (2ft 7in) |
Intermediate shrubs |
0.99m (3ft 3in) |
0.79m (2ft 7in) |
0.6m (2ft) |
Small shrubs |
0.79m (2ft 7in) |
0.6m (2ft) |
0.4m (1ft 4in) |
Large ground cover |
1.22m (4ft) |
0.99m (3ft 3in) |
0.79m (2ft 7in) |
Small ground cover |
0.79m (2ft 7in) |
0.6m (2ft) |
0.4m (1ft 4in) |
A general rule is to plant bulbs from two to three bulb widths’ apart and cover them with two to three times their own depth of soil. |
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Distance Apart |
Depth |
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Anemone |
12.7cm (5in) |
5cm (2in) |
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Chionodoxa |
7.6cm (3in) |
7.6cm (3in) |
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Colchicum |
22.8cm (9in) |
7.6cm (3in) |
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Crocus |
10.1cm (4in) |
7.6cm (3in) |
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Cyclamen |
12.7cm (5in) |
Exception to the rule: |
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Endymion (Bluebell) |
12.7cm (5in) |
12.7cm (5in) |
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Eranthis (Winter Aconite) |
7.6cm (3in) |
2.5cm (1in) |
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Fritillaria meleagris |
12.7cm (5in) |
12.7cm (5in) |
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Fritillaria imperialis |
30cm (12in) |
20.3cm (8in) |
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Galanthus (Snowdrop) |
12.7cm (5in) |
2.5cm (1in) |
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Hyacinthus |
17.8cm (7in) |
12.7cm (5in) |
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Iris (miniature) |
7.6cm (3in) |
7.6cm (3in) |
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Muscari (grape hyacinth) |
7.6cm (3in) |
7.6cm (3in) |
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Narcissus (daffodils) |
15.2cm (6in) |
7.6cm (3in) for most varieties |
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7.6cm (3in) |
7.6cm (3in) for miniatures |
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Scilla |
7.6cm (3in) |
7.6cm (3in) |
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Tulipa |
15.2cm (6in) |
22.8cm (9in) |
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Next: Companion Planting... |
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